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PhD Scholarship: engineering biology for food and medicines (recombinant and alternative proteins)
Imperial College London's Department of Chemical Engineering offers a funded PhD with Prof Karen Polizzi on engineering biology for food and medicines. The project develops recombinant protein expression systems, both cell-based and cell-free, for uses such as vaccines and alternative proteins, and is open to applicants of any fee status.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Full tuition fees plus GBP 25,000 per year tax-free for 42 months; open to all fee statuse
- Apply by
- 11 Jan 2027
- Job type
- Fellowship
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
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What you’ll do
- Apply engineering biology to develop recombinant protein expression systems
- Work with cell-based and cell-free expression platforms
- Target applications such as vaccines and alternative proteins
What the employer asks for
Apply for PhD admission through Imperial's admissions system; contacting Prof Polizzi first is encouraged. Academic criteria are not listed on the source.
Pay, benefits and perks
- Full tuition fees
- Tax-free maintenance of GBP 25,000 per year for 42 months
- Access to the automated high-throughput platform suite, Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering and Sustainable Futures Lab
How to apply
Apply by email to k.polizzi@imperial.ac.uk.
Funding rounds 11 Jan 2027 and 1 Mar 2027, subject to scholarship availability.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- PhD
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
- Publications
- Impact factor
- h-index
- Research proposal
- Grant writing
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Contact Prof Karen Polizzi before applying; submit through Imperial's online PhD admissions.
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